Chris Baggetta named wine director at Quince and Cotogna

With David Lynch ramping up his solo project in the Mission (named St. Vincent), Michael and Lindsay Tusk have found the new wine director at their duo of Pacific Avenue restaurants, Quince and Cotogna.

They’ve hired Chris Baggetta to follow in Lynch’s footsteps. Like Lynch did several years ago, she comes to San Francisco from New York.

Baggetta’s most recent position was at Manhattan’s celebrated Eleven Madison Park, where she was head sommelier. She’s been at Eleven Madison since 2007, and the head sommelier since 2009. Prior to EMP, she was with Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group as the beverage director for MoMA.

She begins the new gig on February 7. At Cotogna, the unique pricing engineered by Lynch will remain: $40 bottles and $10 by-the-glass selections. Over at the Michelin-starred Quince, Baggetta is expected to expand the already-strong Italian-centric wine program, and maybe even bring some unique pairings to the tasting menu, like sake, beer and cocktails.

Here’s hoping Jon Bonné visits for a Wine List Watch feature in the next few months to see what she’s done with the places.

· Previously: David Lynch slated to take over Heart and replace it with St. Vincent [Inside Scoop]